"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey and Natalya vs. Nia Jax and Tamina ends before it begins when The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan) show up. Nia Jax and Tamina hit superkicks before the bell rings, then The Riott Squad beat on Natalya. Nia and Tamina intercept Ronda before she can get to Natalya, who is superkicked into a double-team powerbomb into a table by The Riott Squad. Referees and Ronda Rousey check on Natalya afterwards.
Backstage, "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey calls for help for Natalya. A trainer shows up.
Alexa Bliss shows up. She talks about how Baron Corbin picked her to oversee the Raw Women's Division last week, and she promises to work hard every week to give the best the division has to offer. Alexa admits last week's open forum with Sasha Banks and Bayley didn't go according to plan, and decides to try it again by introduces Sasha and Bayley again. Once again, Alexa says that once again, there is no limit to what can be asked. Bayley brings up the attack from last week, and Alexa says she has reprimanded Alicia Fox, Mickie James and Dana Brooke for it. A man in the front row asks Sasha and Bayley how both women feel about social media rumors that Sasha is using Bayley. Sasha responds with some sarcasm before saying she and Bayley will be tag team partners for life. Someone else asks who Sasha and Bayley would face if they would face anybody from any era. Sasha and Bayley immediately respond with Trish Stratus and Lita at WrestleMania. Yet another person asks Sasha and Bayley what kind of superpower they would have. Bayley wants to make things disappear, starting with Alexa Bliss. Alexa is not amused. Sasha says she agrees with Bayley. Another person asks Sasha and Bayley what changes they will bring to the Raw Women's Division in 2019. Bayley says that they want to be "the first WWE Women's Tag Team Champions." Suddenly, Dana Brooke, Mickie James and Alicia Fox show up, and Alexa Bliss stops them. Alexa then makes a tag team match between Sasha and Bayley and the team of Mickie James and Alicia Fox.
Sasha Banks and Bayley beat Mickie James and Alicia Fox.
Country music artist Morgan Wallen, who will star on Tribute To The Troops (and whose nameplate on the screen reads "Morgan Waller"), is in the crowd tonight.
Backstage, "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey confronts Alexa Bliss for The Riott Squad's (Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan) attack. Alexa says she has sent The Riott Squad home, but Ronda still wants to fight Nia Jax and Tamina. Alexa tries to calm Ronda down and find her a tag team partner, but Ronda says Alexa has no conscience and will find a tag team partner herself.
We see a video package that puts General Manager-Elect Baron Corbin on a pedestal.
Backstage, General Manager-Elect Baron Corbin is met by Bobby Roode and Chad Gable, who wants a rematch with AOP (Akam and Rezar) for the Raw Tag Team Championships. Roode also wants to get his hands on Drake Maverick after last week. Baron Corbin tells them they'll have their rematch if Bobby Roode wins his match against Drake Maverick tonight, and also mentions that AOP and Chad Gable are banned from ringside during this match.
Before the next match, Scott Dawson says they have a failure to communicate with The Lucha House Party (Kalisto, Gran Metalik, Lince Dorado) and that something is lost in translation, and says The Lucha House Party don't respect tag team wrestling. He says that if they can't respect their lessons in tag team wrestling, he will have to teach them a wrestling in a one-on-one match. It is then announced that this match will be contested under Lucha House Party rules, effectively making this match 3-on-1.
The Lucha House Party (Kalisto, Gran Metalik, Lince Dorado) beat Scott Dawson.
Backstage, General Manager-Elect Baron Corbin is handed a box. Corbin opens the box and likes what is inside, then tells the person who handed him the box to get everything ready for Drew McIntyre Appreciation Night.
General Manager-Elect Baron Corbin is in the ring. He says that he will become permanent General Manager in two weeks when he beats Braun Strowman by forfeit, and admits it has been quite a journey to this point. He says that he is living proof that you can achieve anything when you are born better than everyone else, and while he had a few thorns in his side, his journey has been pain-free thanks to one man, and declares tonight "Drew McIntyre Appreciation Night." After a video package of Drew McIntyre is shown, Corbin then introduces McIntyre into the ring. Corbin produces the box from earlier as he thanks McIntyre for his hard work and unwavering support, and says he is on the right side of history. He commemorates this with Raw's Gold Medal of Excellence, saying Raw needs a new gold medalist. McIntyre thanks Corbin, saying this means the world to him. He states that he did what others were not strong enough to do: stamp out weakness and eliminate complacency, as Superstars had no fire in their eyes and no desire to reach the top. This is why he decided to reform Raw in his image: the home of the strong, the mighty and the desire to give 150% every night in the ring. McIntyre then focuses on Finn Balor, saying that he is nothing more than a boy in a man's world, and at TLC, he will hurt him and break his spirit. Suddenly, Dolph Ziggler shows up. Ziggler tells McIntyre that they had an alliance, and mentions that he was not in the video package from earlier at all and that he wasn't invited. McIntyre tells Dolph he was never invited, as he does not meet the height requirement and that he was the whole package. He says that their business arrangement does not work for him anymore, and for succeeding at bringing him into a prominent position, he thanks him and tells him to leave. Dolph refuses to leave, and Drew decides his thanks aren't good for him, saying Dolph should be kissing his feet for his help in making him relevant for the first time in ten years. Dolph then fights McIntyre and hits the Zig Zag. Corbin tells Ziggler he will not ruin Drew McIntyre Appreciation Night, and if he wants a fight, he's got one right now.
Dolph Ziggler beats Drew McIntyre. During the match, McIntyre gets on the microphone and says that he has a soft spot for Ziggler, and decides to pretend he is Finn Balor before smacking him into both the guardrail and the ring apron. Shortly afterwards, Finn Balor shows up and watches from ringside, and he helps Ziggler get the win by sending McIntyre into the barricade.
Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Drew McIntyre, who says that Dolph Ziggler was just an asset, but is now an enemy. He says that Dolph knows how dangerous he can be after attaching to him like a parasite, and he will crash down on him like a mountain. As for Finn Balor, he is a marked man.
Elias is in the ring. He plays on his guitar, then says he has been searching for Bobby Lashley all day so he can wrap a guitar around his head. He says Lashley is hiding because he knows he will find out at TLC that WWE stands for "Walk With Elias." Elias then performs a song, but is soon interrupted by Lio Rush, who shows up on the stage with Bobby Lashley. Lio says that the spotlight belongs to Lashley tonight after Elias saw and felt Lashley's power last week, and he will feel it again at TLC. Lio proceeds to put Lashley's physique on a pedestal, and Elias finally has enough. He rushes at Lashley with his guitar, which starts a brawl between the two men. Elias chases Lio off the stage before chasing Lashley to the back. Suddenly, Lio Rush is back on the stage, and Elias smashes his guitar into Lio's back. Finn Balor is then seen, and it is revealed that Finn tossed Lio Rush back onto the stage.
Backstage, General Manager-Elect Baron Corbin is met by Jinder Mahal, who tells him that he has done a great job with Raw and that he will beat Braun Strowman at TLC. He asks to take care of Finn Balor for him, and Corbin says that is a great idea. After Jinder and The Singh Brothers leave, Heath Slater and Rhyno show up. Corbin tells them there is only enough room on Raw for one of them, and allows one of them to quit to allow the other guy to keep their job. Neither man can figure out, and Corbin puts them in a match against each other where the winner stays on Raw and the loser is gone.
We look back at the very first TLC Match for the WWF Tag Team Championships at SummerSlam 2000, courtesy of Just For Men Mustache & Beard.
AOP (Akam and Rezar) and Drake Maverick beat Bobby Roode and Chad Gable. The match is initially Bobby Roode vs. Drake Maverick, but during the match, AOP (Akam and Rezar) is seen backstage attacking Chad Gable. General Manager-Elect Baron Corbin runs in and tells them that they are in the match, effectively making it a 3-on-1 handicap match. Chad Gable then shows up, but he falls victim to the Super Collider just before Maverick tags in to win the match for himself and AOP.
John Cena is the winner of the Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award for his work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Six men in SWAT gear and gas masks walk halfway down the ramp before Dean Ambrose - wearing a gas mask of his own - shows up as sirens play during his entrance music. The men in the riot gear then surround the ring before he gets in it. Ambrose apologizes for his drastic actions, and says he needs them to protect him for the people and the diseases they are carrying as well as to protect him from Seth Rollins. He talks about Rollins' attack on him last week, and admits he said some things to trigger Rollins, saying it was easy to rile him up before claiming Seth is needy just like the fans. He asks the fans if they have any idea what it is like to live with somebody who has to be in control and always has to be right and have their way, and says if they had any guts, they would slap that person in the mouth. Ambrose goes on to say the fans have weak character, as does Rollins, and says The Shield used to be something to be proud of before Rollins and Roman Reigns started caring about being role models to the fans. The fans chant that they want Roman, but Ambrose tells them that life sucks and that they don't always get they want. He says that Rollins and Roman have sold out, but he has not, and he still has his integrity. Ambrose then says he is guilty of trusting people, but no more, and he stands in the ring as the true compass of WWE. He then tells Rollins that at TLC, he will drop the ball and he will lose control of himself, his emotions, the situation and the Intercontinental title. Once that happens, it will fall safely into his hands. After this, Seth Rollins shows up, and Ambrose sends his riot squad into the stage. Rollins shows up from the stands and tosses Ambrose out of the ring before fending off the riot squad. Ambrose escapes through the crowd, but Rollins catches up with him and the two men have a brawl before Ambrose hits him with a gas mask at ringside. The brawl ends with Ambrose hitting Dirty Deeds at ringside before the riot squad put Rollins back in the ring so he can hit it again.
Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Nia Jax and Tamina. It is announced that "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey will be teaming up with Ember Moon. Nia says that it is a shame, as she hopes Charly would be Ronda's partner, saying Ronda having a partner is ridiculous. Nia says Ronda picked Ember because of their attacks on her, and that they attack Ember from behind so they don't have to see her face. Tonight, they will have to, and they will have to rearrange her appearance like she did Becky Lynch. They will then isolate Ronda Rousey before torturing on what will be Nia Jax's historic path to reclaiming what is hers: the Raw Women's Championship.
Heath Slater beats Rhyno. As per pre-match stipulation, Heath Slater stays on Raw while Rhyno is fired.
Backstage, Heath Slater is thanked backstage by General Manager-Elect Baron Corbin, who tells him that his days as a wrestler are over before handing him a referee's shirt and telling him he is staying on Raw as a referee.
Finn Balor beats Jinder Mahal after Apollo Crews beats up The Singh Brothers (Sumil and Samir Singh) for getting involved.
We see a vignette for Lars Sullivan.
Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Finn Balor, who is quickly attacked by Drew McIntyre before referees show up to pull McIntyre off of him. McIntyre backs off, then pounds on Finn Balor again, and this time, a backstage official and another referee keep McIntyre away.
"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey and Ember Moon beat Nia Jax and Tamina with an armbar to Tamina.
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